PO Box 655 Meeting Location
Saint John, NB UCT Center
E2L 4A5 1123 Grandview Ave.
email:uct755@nb.sympatico.ca Saint John
Website:www.uct755.org

May 2007

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May Events

May 05 and 07 -------- Join Hands Day Projects
Monday, May 07-------Executive Meeting
Friday , May 11--------Regular Meeting (See below for details)
May 23-26--------------Atlantic Grand Council, Fredericton
June 08-----------------Relay for Life
June 11, Monday -----Executive Meeting
June 15, Friday --------Regular Meeting
June 20, Wednesday--- Local Council Golf

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Regular Meeting ------ Friday, May 11

The Social / Hospitality Committee is planning an "Italian Potluck" . If you can bring a lasagna, mini pizzas, mazzotti, Caesar salad, garlic bread or other Italian favourite please contact sister alice @696-3377. There will also be cards ???? and board games for those who wish to play. Sounds like a party !! Hope to see you there.

Welcome New Members
Scott Skinner
Eunice Le Blanc

Join Hands Day

Two "Join Hands Day" projects will have been completed while this bulletin is in the mail. Jack Kidd Council provided $1000 to plant a garden at the new UCT Center and for a garden at the SJRH Pediatrics floor. These projects are being organized by Sister Willie Pugh.

May Birthdays

Anita Belyea, Corey Bourque, Elizabeth Brown, Donna Callum, Robert Cochrane, Lawrence Crawford, Dawn Dixon, Raymond Fitzpatrick, Gail Freeze, Tim Hickey, Kenneth Kierstead, Lou Kiley, Doug King, Jill Klausen, Barbara Maher, Alice McCarville,Vern McCarville, Donald McKenney, William Morrow, Del O'Brien, Ramon Patterson, James Potter, Gayle Powers, Holly Reece, Patrick Shea, Gary Smith, Abdiel Stewart, Ronald Thibodeau, Frank White.

? The editor apologizes to Doug King for trying to make him a month older by including him in the April celebrity list and to Kathy Burbridge for leaving her out.
? Birthdays are taken from the membership list as received from Columbus. Perhaps there was a mistake in entering your birthday. If you feel this might affect your insurance should a claim be necessary you should probably contact either the Calgary or Columbus office.
? We now have 319 members--each with a different birthday. I can only remember my own.

Showers of Gifts
Wow! Last month we decided to have a shower for the kitchen at the council meeting rooms. Thanks to the ladies of Jack Kidd Council it was a great success. Fun, drinks, games, laughter, friendship, food, giggles and just plain silliness led to a kitchen now stocked with all we need.
Thank you on behalf of the social committee for always making the planning for these functions easy. You all never cease to amaze me with your generosity.
Sisters Alice, Veniene and Debbie.

2007 Council Golf Tournament
When??? Wednesday , June 20
Where??? Welsford Golf Course
Cost ???? $40.00 Golf and meal
                  $15.00 Meal only
Carts ???? Sixteen power carts available @26.00 taxes in.
Entry forms will be in next bulletin.
Contact any of the following ; Bill Callum Jr., Tom Davidson, Reggie Burbridge, Donnie Mullett,
Veniene Regenbogen or Alice McCarville

Donations and Assistance to Community Causes

? $10,000.00-----to Portage Atlantic a substance abuse treatment program for
adolesents.
? $15,000.00-----to Carleton Community Center Kidd's Play Park
? $5,000.00 ----to St. Joseph's Dragon Boat Festival.Council will also man a tent and
sell water and items --donating any proceeds to the Festival.
? $1,200.00-----to the NB Heart Surgery Support Group
? $1,000.00-----to the MS Society
? $500.00------ to Rick Hansen Wheels in Motion
? $200.00----- to Kidney Foundation Golf Tournament for a hole
sponsor
? $500.00---- to Junior Diadetes Walk to Cure fundraiser(bringing
total donation to $1000.00)
? $1000.00--- to Join Hands Day projects at the Regional Hospital and
at the new Catena Training Center.
? $1300.00---- to Carleton Kirk--" Young at Heart

Portage Atlantic __What Is It ?
Portage is an internationally recognized charitable organization dedicated to addressing the serious problem of substance abuse. Portage Atlantic was organized in the early 1990's. A
facility was opened at Cassidy Lake in 1996, near Sussex , welcoming youth between the ages of 14 and 21 in need of drug addiction treatment. Since that beginning a total of 792 youth have received treatment there at an average stay of about 6 months.

Portage has entered into agreements with the NB Department of Education, Health and Wellness, and Public Safety to fund the major part of its annual budget. Clients arriving from other provinces are supported by agreements with their respective governments. Portage residential treatment facility is aging and no longer able to meet the demands of a growing population of young people who need its services.

A major renovation is estimated to cost $1.25 million and Jack Kidd council has voted to donate $10,000 to this facility. Bro. Wes Cosman, Chair of the Drug Awareness Committee, will have further info on this at the next meeting.

Thanks From the Ladies

"Ladies Night" was a real treat provided by the men of Jack Kidd Council. Our gentlemen cooked us a wonderful roast beef dinner with all the trimmings and served it in style. The tables were beautifully set, we were presented with a rose and entertained with a program of real interest to women. It was truly a special way for the new executive to begin their year in the beautiful new facility. On behalf of all the ladies a great big "Thank You "to Bro . Brian Butler and Bro. Doug Melvin for organizing the evening and to all the men for making the evening special .

Safety Posters

Once again Sister June Klausen organized great results with 8 schools participating in the local safety poster contest. The winners chosen from 226posters will be forwarded to Atlantic Grand in Fredericton for competition there.There were some very good posters on some new safety issues. Congratulations to winners and thanks to Sister June for her hard work.

Relay for Life

Brother Doug Henderson is looking for team members for the Relay for Life to be
held at the Canada Games Stadium on June 08. Please contact him if you would like to join the group at this annual event in support of cancer research and treatment.